Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततस्त्रयोदशे वर्षे निवृत्ते पजच पाण्डवा: । उपप्लव्यं विराटस्य समपद्यन्त सर्वश:,पाँचों पाण्डवोंका तेरहवाँ वर्ष तो पूर्ण हो ही चुका था, वे सब-के-सब राजा विराटके उपप्लव्य नामक नगरमें आकर रहने लगे

Transliteration

tatas trayodaśe varṣe nivṛtte pañca pāṇḍavāḥ | upaplavyaṃ virāṭasya samapadyanta sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Als das dreizehnte Jahr vollständig zu Ende gegangen war, kamen die fünf Pāṇḍavas allesamt nach Upaplavya, der Stadt König Virāṭas, und nahmen dort Wohnsitz—ein Zeichen dafür, dass ihr gelobtes Exil vollendet war und sie vom Verbergen zum rechtmäßigen öffentlichen Handeln gemäß dem Dharma übergingen.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

त्रयोदशेin the thirteenth (year)

वर्षेin the year

निवृत्तेhaving ended, completed

पञ्चfive

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

उपप्लव्यम्Upaplavya (name of a city)

विराटस्यof Virata

समपद्यन्तthey reached/arrived, came to

सर्वशःall together; entirely; in every way

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Virāṭa

Upaplavya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharma as fidelity to one’s pledged terms: once the stipulated period is truly completed, one may step forward openly and pursue rightful aims without violating the vow.

What is happening in the narrative?

After completing the full thirteenth year, the five Pāṇḍavas collectively go to Upaplavya, a city associated with King Virāṭa, and begin residing there—signaling the end of concealment and the start of the next phase of their mission.